Throughout this holiday season, please follow these important safety tips to help prevent the theft of packages from your front porch:
Have packages delivered to where you are, not to where you are not. Consider having packages delivered to your office or place of employment instead of your home.
Use tracking numbers and delivery notification. Most major shipping companies offer this free service, and can send you a text or e-mail when your package arrives.
Ask family members, trusted neighbors and friends to accept deliveries on your behalf or to look out for and pick up your packages once they have been delivered.
Many shipping companies now allow you to request a delivery time or time frame—schedule packages for when someone is at home.
Install a smart security camera at your front door so that thieves know that they will be on camera if they steal.
Some companies and shippers offer locker service or for packages to be held at the delivery distribution center for pick-up.
Keep an eye out for suspicious vehicles and people in your neighborhood.
Report suspicious activity immediately by calling 911.